I had to sort it out.

Before:

After:

Oops … I left a couple of empty file folders on top of the other box … I just put those away!

And yes, I still need to find a more permanent storage location for my high school and college awards / diplomas / mementos that are in the other box, but at least I know what’s in there. That one’s not bugging me as much!

I am thankful that this daily cleaning thing is almost over! Though, now that the ball is rolling, I think I’m going to have to finish any projects I don’t get to. But it won’t be every day. I just don’t have time for that, especially with Holiday Concert Season upon us!

Quite the disorganized mess!

I took everything out, threw out a lot of stale / expired things, and tried to group like items. We do still have too many bags of chips!

I was able to clean out the bottom space and can now store bottled drinks that would otherwise have sat on the kitchen table until we were ready to refrigerate them.

Now I have a clean pantry, and a clean table!

Despite the mess it makes (I’m sure this organization will not last!), I am thankful that our pantry is well stocked!

When we last checked in on the junk drawer, it looked like this:

Not bad, and much better than the original, but there was still work to be done. I picked up some modular bins and was able to further compartmentalize the junk drawer.

After that was done, I still had a few containers left. I brought them into the half bathroom that I use as my powder room.

I have a mess of makeup in both drawers. The “after” photos to the right aren’t drastically different, but I’ve got a bit more order. All of my daily-use items are together in the left drawer, and all lipsticks/glosses are in the right. Note to self: stop buying lip gloss!

The drawer on the right:

The drawer on the left:

Not a major change today, but every little bit helps!

While I’m definitely not done cleaning yet, my house is currently the cleanest it’s been in a long time. Possibly, the cleanest it’s ever been; a lot of the clutter I’ve been dealing with has been around since we moved in.

And for my newfound cleanliness and organization, I am very thankful!

I focused on a particularly messy corner of the office today:

After a lot of sorting, trashing and recycling, we have this:

I even vacuumed. The whole room, not just the corner!

And then I had to coax Jeter out from under the guest bed. He’s very scared of that noisy thing!

Though, I do have to confess, I have a box of papers that still needs sorting. I had enough for one sitting!

Also, this afternoon I put down peel-and-stick tiles in the hall closet. I had enough leftover from a bathroom project a few years ago. I didn’t prime the plywood so I don’t know how well they’ll stick, but it’s not exactly a high traffic area!

Today, we reheated leftover Thanksgiving food for lunch and dinner, and will do the same tomorrow.

I am thankful for leftovers. Yum!